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'I always knew this day would come': Read the memo outgoing Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein just sent to staff

David Solomon will succeed Lloyd Blankfein as CEO of Goldman Sachs, the firm said Tuesday. Solomon will officially take the reins from Blankfein, the longest-serving Wall Street CEO after JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, in October. Blankfein will become senior chairman when he retires, the firm said. …read more […]

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Why You’re Not Investing Enough

In June, we asked readers to tell us what’s keeping them from investing more… or investing at all.

As illustrated in this week’s chart, almost 28% feel like they’re investing what they can. But a whopping 43% either don’t know where to start investing… or won’t invest for fear of losing money.

The remaining 30% or so had other reasons, including not having enough money, being in debt and not understanding the markets.

A 2015 Bankrate Money Pulse survey found that 73% of the more than 1,000 Americans polled didn’t own stocks at all, primarily because they didn’t know enough about the markets… …read more […]

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Revelations of US cardinal sex abuse will force pope’s hand

Revelations that one of the most respected U.S. cardinals allegedly sexually abused both boys and adult seminarians have raised questions about who in the Catholic Church hierarchy knew — and what Pope Francis is going to do about it. If the accusations against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick bear out — including a new case reported Friday involving an 11-year-old boy — will Francis revoke his title as cardinal? Or even defrock him, the expected sanction if McCarrick were a mere priest? …read more […]

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Sky Is Comcast’s Final Prize as Disney Battle Approaches Endgame

After raising the white flag in the battle with Walt Disney Co. for the bulk of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Roberts has one last prize to fight for: the British pay-TV company Sky Plc. Comcast currently has the upper hand in the race for Sky, with an offer of 26 billion pounds ($34 billion) that’s 6 percent higher than a rival, Disney-backed bid by Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc., which already owns 39 percent of the company. Buying Sky would give Comcast international scale, a hedge against the erosion of cable-TV viewing …read more […]